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Armed Response Officer (Residential Patrols) – Immediate Start

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Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Security PSIRA Grade B

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Job Description

You'll answer alarms across a farming district in Richards Bay in a marked vehicle, armed and ready. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is in Richards Bay (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

What you'll actually do

Secure a scene until SAPS arrives and hand over details
Check the firearm in and out of the safe at shift start and end
Visit clients for key-holder checks and open-up requests
Drive the response vehicle safely at speed to client addresses
Carry out visible patrols through the sector between call-outs
Do vehicle checks: tyres, fuel, lights and siren
Search the property perimeter and check doors, windows and gates

What you need

Clean criminal record and no pending cases
Able to work 12-hour rotating shifts
Valid Code 8 or Code 10 licence with at least 2 years driving
Calm under pressure and physically fit
SAPS firearm competency certificate for handguns (and shotgun if required)

What you get

Response vehicle and firearm provided
Danger and night allowances
Group life cover through the provident fund

How to apply for this job

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: PSIRA registration certificate showing armed response plus service record or reference letter from past security work.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 10 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Richards Bay.

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Before you hit apply

Mention the areas you know well. Companies prefer officers who can find addresses fast without a GPS.
Bring the originals of your certificates to the interview. Armed companies verify them before a shooting test.